Daniel Chatard

Daniel Chatard (1996) is a German-French photographer based in Hamburg. He investigates themes revolving around power structures, collective identity, and trauma. Looking at landscapes as vessels of collective experiences and memories, he tries to develop new narratives and tell human stories in their environmental context. He holds a BA in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography from the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hanover, and an MA in Photography & Society from the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague. He also completed an exchange semester at Tomsk State University’s Faculty of Journalism in Russia. Since 2018, Chatard has worked as a freelance photojournalist for media outlets such as Die Zeit, Der Spiegel, Washington Post, National Geographic, and Stern. Besides editorial assignments, Daniel works on long-term projects, slowly accumulating materials over time. He describes his approach as involved documentary, making his own relations to his subjects part of the work and using collaboration to create new knowledge. His work was awarded with the 2024 World Press Photo Award for Long-Term Projects and a nomination for the Prix Pictet. He was also a finalist for the Leica Oskar Barnack Award.